That is awesome. I would love it if people would buy and hand out gifts on my behalf! :-)

Also, I don't really think there's anything wrong with re-gifting if it's a perfectly useable and new gift that you simply can't use but figure someone else could. I think that happens a lot with wedding gifts, and I don't think it's a big deal. (So, you know, if you WANT to re-gift a griddle, you have my permission.) ;-)

We actually just regifted a wedding gift of ours a few weeks ago. If we haven't used it in the 5 years since we got married, we probably won't use it...It was some lovely crystal, but not our style. Just make sure you don't give it to the person who gave it to you. ;)

I love that -H- thought it was a perfectly logical conclusion that you gave a gift to his relative without his knowledge. It also makes me slightly bummed, knowing that I, too, am likely in for a long life of buying presents for someone else's relatives without his involvement. Heh.

It's really sweet of your mother-in-law to include you.

Also, knowing from whence -H- hails, I must ask... did this shower take place in a church basement?

At first I was thinking "Holy Cow! H is on the ball with remembering the wedding gift obligations, etc etc." and then the truth comes out ... He relies on you to take care of details such as that, and then appears responsible just because he happens to check the mail. Typical. Sounds EXACTLY what Marty would do. Oh, how I love men! :)